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| - Trying not to get blinded by the spectacular views of the Grand Canyon, I will attempt to convey an unbiased opinion of Maverick.
We started off our tour on the wrong foot. After being picked up at our hotel in the wee hours of the morning and arriving at the Henderson airstrip, we were informed that the canyon winds were too strong for the tour. Only after about 1.5 hours were we informed of this, which seemed to be quite a long time, considering that I had heard strong wind advisories that should have resulted in cancellations anyways. They offered to book us on another (shorter and cheaper) tour to a different part of the canyon, but we ended up just rescheduling for the next day without issue.
Finally, on the second attempt to take the Canyon Dream Air and Land Tour the winds had died down and we were well on our way. You are assigned seats on the airplane before boarding, so while all seats have windows, some views are blocked by the engines (rows 3 and 4).
Our tour guide was friendly, funny, and in a word "awesome." We had two other passengers who blatantly disregarded time and forced the tour guide to chase them down in order to take off on time. He handled the situation with ease, with humor, and did not let it affect the rest of the tour. (Note: While comical in the end, do not ever hold up a tour group. They will hate you)
Things to note:
- If you are taking a plane to get to the South Rim, the airstrip is in Henderson; outside of Vegas. Depending on which hotel you're staying at, your ride could be upwards of 20 minutes, while they pick up other guests.
- Prepare to wait over an hour at the airport.
- Box lunches are turkey sandwiches, so plan ahead if you don't like turkey, or need a special meal.
On the plus side, we were able to get the 10% Yelp discount and made it even that much more worth it.
A very solid 4 stars for the great service. I understand that weather can screw plans up, and Maverick did a decent job of figuring out alternatives.
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